Advanced Nurse Practitioner (Digital Badge Holder)

NHS; Swadlincote; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A National Health Service provider seeks an Advanced Clinical Practitioner to deliver high-quality patient care and undertake clinical assessments. The role requires a Master's degree and an Independent Prescribing Qualification, along with at least 5 years of clinical experience. The position is full-time and reports to a multi-disciplinary team, focusing on holistic care and effective decision-making for patients in Swadlincote.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years post registration in healthcare.
• Evidence of providing critical thinking in clinical decision-making.
• Experience in advanced assessment, minor illness, and injuries.

Responsibilities

• Work autonomously and be accountable for professional actions.
• Triage and assess undifferentiated patients.
• Promote health and well-being through health education.
• Provide effective clinical leadership and mentoring.

Skills

Critical thinking

Clinical expertise

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation skills

Decision-making skills

IT skills

Education

Masters degree Nurse Practitioner

Independent Prescribing Qualification

Job description

Job summary

We are looking for a suitably qualified professional with high clinical standards to undertake on the day appointments/same day triage for patients registered across the PCN network. You will need to be able to work autonomously as well as part of a multidisciplinary team and be able to demonstrate safe, critical thinking in clinical decision making and offer expert care to our patients.

The role will be based at Ragsdale House, Woodville but also may be required to work from our member Practices should the need arise. All of our Practices are located in the small geographic area of Swadlincote.

We are a friendly, supportive, caring team with patient care at the heart of everything we do and we are looking for a like minded person to fit into our team.

Main duties of the job

• Work autonomously and be accountable for your own professional actions.
• Undertake clinical practice at an advanced level using expert knowledge and clinical skills to deliver holistic care to people accessing primary care services.
• Triage and assess undifferentiated patients with a range of acute and chronic medical conditions. Take histories, make appropriate physical examinations, formulate differential diagnoses, and carry through management treatment plans ensuring relevant follow up. Identify red flags or serious underlying pathology and take appropriate action. Actively take a personalised care approach and population centred care approach to enable shared decision making with the presenting person.
• Prioritise health problems and intervene appropriately, including initiation of effective emergency care.
• Promote health and well-being through the use of health promotion, health education, screening, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Discuss with registered GP and, where appropriate, make referrals to other health professionals in primary and secondary care.
• Prescribe medication as appropriate as an Independent Prescriber.
• Maintain accurate record keeping in SystmOne.
• Request and interpret tests appropriate to patients need.
• Provide effective clinical leadership, development and mentoring to operational personnel on behalf of the PCN, promoting and ensuring high quality out-of-hospital care is delivered by competent employees.
• Assist in the development of an integrated approach to the delivery of care involving all relevant stakeholders including health and social care organisations within the primary care field.
• Participate in work towards PCN DES, Practice QOF and Enhanced Service targets and specifications where applicable to support the 5 member practices.
• Deliver evidence based clinical practice by utilising applied knowledge of clinical audit, critical appraisal of research, research methodology, ethical review and research governance.
• Make appropriate use of local and national guidance documents.
• Review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance to evidence-based practice and national and Practice protocols, and within scope of practice.
• Work as an effective member of a multi-professional team.
• Maintain an up-to-date knowledge of clinical practices, ensuring that these are reflected in compliance with the PCNs policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate ability in all four pillars of Advanced Practice, clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research.
• Assist the GPs, Managers and Partners by promoting and establishing a healthy and safe working environment for all personnel. Provide clinical advice and feedback on matters of health and safety, risk assessments, accident reporting and investigations.
• Treat everyone with whom you encounter with dignity and respect.
• Promote Equality & Diversity and a non-discriminatory culture.
• Identify and take action when other people's behaviour undermines Equality and Diversity.
• Mentors and coaches clinical staff sharing knowledge and experience and providing both clinical and professional support.
• Attend training and development programmes identified as individually appropriate.
• Recognise and work within own competence and professional code of conduct.
• Participate in professional and clinical supervision sessions and annual appraisals.
• Understand and apply legal issues that support the identification of vulnerable and abused children and adults and be aware of statutory vulnerable patients' health procedure and local guidance.

About us

We are an established forward thinking PCN with a team of five GP practices within the small demographic area of Swadlincote, holding a list size of approximately 58,000. Our PCN Team currently consists of an ANP, a Paramedic, 5 Nurse Associates, 2 Social Prescribers, 5 Health and Wellbeing Coaches, 2 Mental Health Practitioners, 5 Clinical Pharmacists and 7 Care Co-Ordinators along with a Leadership Team consisting of the Clinical Director, Deputy Clinical Director and PCN Manager.

We also have a well-established home visiting service team that work from the PCN site which includes GPs, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and Enhanced Care Practitioners.

Details

Date posted: 07 November 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

A5707-ANPNOV25

Job locations

Ragsdale House

138 Burton Road

Woodville

Derbyshire

DE11 7JG

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• Holds a Masters degree Nurse Practitioner or Advanced Clinical Practitioner from an accredited university and has a Digital Badge.
• Holds an Independent Prescribing Qualification.

Person Specification Qualifications Desirable

• Mentorship Qualification
• Professional Registration
• Registered on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Register

Experience Essential

• Demonstrate experience in providing safe, critical thinking in clinical decision-making and expert care for patients.
• Evidence of appropriate knowledge base to include advanced assessment, minor illness and injuries.
• Minimum 5 years post registration.

Experience Desirable

• Minimum 2 years' experience as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
• General Practice experience.
• Experience in undertaking clinical audits.

Knowledge and Skills Essential

• Good interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.
• Evidence of problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team.
• Ability to act autonomously.
• Ability to recognise limitation in own scope of practice and seek advice and support where appropriate.
• Ability to be reflective, accept criticism and act constructively.
• Willingness to accept additional responsibilities.
• IT skills.

Knowledge and Skills Desirable

• Uses initiative.
• Gets on well with people at all levels.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Swadlincote Primary Care Network

Ragsdale House

138 Burton Road

Woodville

Derbyshire

DE11 7JG